Keene ISD
Keene ISD is a public school district based in Keene, Texas, serving 1,119 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #474 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 7% of them. Its schools average 280 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Richard William Stephens. It spends about $10,929 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.8 students per teacher.
How Keene compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Keene | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,929 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,805 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $13.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $15.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 81 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 136 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 373 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Texas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Richard William Stephens
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin ISDDublin | 1,125 | 3 | $12,263 | 12.8 | #470 |
| Jefferson ISDJefferson | 1,125 | 4 | $12,855 | 11.8 | #471 |
| Crockett ISDCrockett | 1,124 | 4 | $12,745 | 12.6 | #472 |
| Holliday ISDHolliday | 1,120 | 3 | $9,641 | 12.3 | #473 |
| Keene ISDKeene · this district | 1,119 | 4 | $10,929 | 13.8 | #474 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsCass Lake, MN | 1,119 | $19,548 | 10.7 |
| Sidney Public SchoolsSidney, NE | 1,119 | $12,430 | 13.5 |
| Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School DistrictHollis, NH | 1,119 | $17,772 | 11.5 |
| Evergreen LocalMetamora, OH | 1,119 | $14,217 | 15.1 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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